Bill Text: CA AB2673 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Oath of office.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-21 - From printer. May be heard in committee March 22. [AB2673 Detail]
Download: California-2019-AB2673-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2673
Introduced by Assembly Member Daly |
February 20, 2020 |
An act to amend Section 8213 of the Government Code, relating to notaries public.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2673, as introduced, Daly.
Oath of office.
Existing law authorizes the Secretary of State to appoint and commission notaries public in such number as the secretary deems necessary for the public convenience. Existing law requires every person appointed a notary public to take and subscribe an oath of office either in the office of the county clerk within which the person maintains a principal place of business, as specified, or before another notary public in that county.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to that provision.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 8213 of the Government Code is amended to read:8213.
(a) No later than 30 days after the beginning of the term prescribed in the commission, every person appointed a notary public shall file an official bond and an oath of office in the office of the county clerk of the county(b) If a notary public transfers the principal place of business from one county to another, the notary public may file a new oath of office and bond, or a duplicate of the original bond with the county clerk to which the principal place of business was transferred. If the notary public elects to make a new filing, the notary public shall, within 30 days of the filing, obtain an official seal which shall include the name of the county to which the notary public has transferred. In a case where the notary public elects to make a new filing, the same filing and recording fees are applicable as in the case of the original filing and recording of
the bond.
(c) If a notary public submits an application for a name change to the Secretary of State, the notary public shall, within 30 days from the date an amended commission is issued, file a new oath of office and an amendment to the bond with the county clerk in which the principal place of business is located. The amended commission with the name change shall not take effect unless the filing is completed within the 30-day period. The amended commission with the name change takes effect the date the oath and amendment to the bond is filed with the county clerk. If the principal place of business address was changed in the application for name change, either a new or duplicate of the original bond shall be filed with the county clerk with the amendment to the bond. The notary public shall, within 30 days of the filing, obtain an official seal that includes the name of the notary public and the name of the county to which the notary public
has transferred, if applicable.
(d) The recording fee specified in Section 27361 of the Government Code shall be paid by the person appointed a notary public. The fee may be paid to the county clerk who shall transmit it to the county recorder.
(e) The county recorder shall record the bond and shall thereafter mail, unless specified to the contrary, it to the person named in the instrument and, if no person is named, to the party leaving it for recording.